Acorn Woodpeckers at Pueblo Mtn Park-confirmed nesting success

When I last checked on the Acorn Woodpeckers in Pueblo Mountain Park on July 8 the pair were flying in and out of the nest hole repeatedly s...

Fledgling American Crow at Pueblo Mtn Park

There were several fledgling Am Crows learning to fly and making lots of noise while I birded Pueblo Mtn Park over the week-end. This young...

Acorn Woodpeckers still going in and out of apparent nest hole

My trip to Pueblo Mtn Park over the week-end was intended to be focused on the Acorn Woodpeckers there and whether they were nesting. Howev...

Cordilleran Flycatchers feeding babies on nest in Pueblo Mtn Park

Yesterday I drove up to Pueblo Mtn Park where I found this pair of Cordilleran Flycatchers attending a nest in a picnic shelter. Soon I cou...

I drove down to Pueblo Mountain Park over the week-end to see the Acorn Woodpeckers that were just reported as feeding young. I easily foun...

Acorn Woodpecker, in flight with acorn in bill

Both the male as shown here and the female Acorn Woodpeckers were very industrious in making a number of trips to the scrub oak to pick acor...

Acorn Woodpeckers, yes, we have acorns

The male Acorn Woodpecker in the top photo was pounding on an acorn with his bill. Maybe they remove the out layer prior to caching them fo...

Acorn Woodpeckers, harvesting acorns

Though my focus when I visited Pueblo Mtn Park two days ago was the Hooded Warbler, I spent some time observing the Acorn Woodpeckers. Just...

Hooded Warbler, just two more darn good pics

I found two more pics of the male Hooded Warbler that were of such good quality that I could crop them for even a little more close-up views...

Hooded Warbler, on the move

The only pics I got of this male Hooded Warbler out in the open were when it was on the move, flying into a thicket of vegetation that was s...

Hooded Warbler, rarity in Colorado

Today I returned to Pueblo Mountain Park to look for the rare Hooded and Grace's Warblers that had been reported there but I had given l...

Acorn Woodpeckers in Pueblo Mtn Park--breeding

The Acorn Woodpecker pair that was found in Pueblo Mtn Park that I blogged about here on June 20, 2012 have continued to be seen regularly. ...

Acorn Woodpecker, male also bringing food

I got better photos of the female entering the nest hole with food while better ones of the male as it exited the nest hole as seen here. ...

Acorn Woodpeckers, a pair

I watched this male and the female whose pics I posted previous for about an hour and a half. They both perched on this same tree that is p...

Acorn Woodpeckers at Pueblo Mtn Park-wow

Late this afternoon I drove to Pueblo Mtn Park to look for the Acorn Woodpecker that had been found last week-end by Dave Van Manen, Directo...

Pueblo Mountain Park

Yesterday after an appointment in Pueblo, I decided to tske a detour through Beulah, a small but neat town in western Pueblo County. Since ...